A Winless First Quarter

Playbook: “It’s the middle of March — almost the end of the first quarter of 2019 — and here’s what President Trump has going on:

“The North Korea summit blew up. … Congressional Investigations are finally taking hold, and getting more serious. … The president’s party is turning on him on Capitol Hill. The White House is scrambling to convince Senate Republicans to stick by the president when it comes to his emergency declaration at the border.”

“Even more so, this White House does not appear to be driving for anything at the moment. Sure, divided government is tough — way tougher perhaps than the president’s advisers said in the wake of the election.”

“But here’s a thought exercise: What is the White House’s top proactive priority at this moment? And what do you see them doing — either publicly or privately — to achieve this?”